Word of Salvation - Vol.48 No.31 - August 2003   Marry Well Sermon by Rev J De Jongh on 1 Corinthians 7:39-40   Scripture Reading: Genesis 2:18-25 Suggested Hymns:  BoW 178:1-3; 218; 281; 493; Rej 342   Congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Does marriage really mean anything anymore? Does anyone really mean what they say nowadays when they make their vows before friends and family, congregation and God? Or is it all just for show because tradition demands it and because it's romantic and until "circumstances do us part"? A group of non-Christian girls were once talking about wedding vows....

Word of Salvation – Vol. 54 No.2 – January 2009   A Suitable Helper   A Sermon by Rev John Haverland on Genesis 2:18-23 Sermon 8 of 19, on Genesis 1-12  Scripture Readings: Genesis 2:18-23; Ephesians 5:21-33   Brothers and Sisters in Christ.   Theme: God created Eve as a suitable helper and companion for Adam. Purpose: To show that wives are to be complementary helpers to their husbands in the mutual companionship of marriage.   Weddings are usually very happy occasions! There is the joy of the couple as they come to the end of a long period of preparations...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 54 No.6 – January 2009   The Union of Marriage   A Sermon by Rev John Haverland Sermon 9 of 19, on Genesis 1-12   Scripture Readings: Gen 2:15-24; Mt 19:1-12; Deut 23:15-24:5   Brothers and Sisters in Christ.   Theme: God instituted marriage as an intimate lifelong relationship between husband and wife. Purpose: To direct us to the ideals of commitment and companionship in marriage.   There is a song that goes: “Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like horse and carriage, You just ask your mother; You can’t have one without the...

Word of Salvation – Vol. 53 No.2 – January 2008   Breaking Faith   A Sermon by Rev Jack Kapinga on Malachi 2:10-16 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5:25-33 Suggested Singing: BoW 149; 216; 367; Rej 295   Brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ. Introduction: I think it's fair to say that in our day and age, faithfulness is on the decline. In our day and age people are decreasing in their loyalty, their allegiances and their commitment. Let me give you some examples. There was a time when an AFL (or Rugby League) footballer would begin his career with a...

Word of Salvation - September 2010   A PORTRAIT OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE, Peter Smit (Sermon 10 of a series on Ephesians, Series Title – Ephesians: Portraits of a living church)   Text – Ephesians 5:21-33   I found some quotes on marriage that convey some very different views of marriage. Successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Germain Greer You should "keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards" Benjamin Franklin   Socrates mused, "If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will...